What is the safest whitening for teeth to use? Brand name? Light? With that said, what are the cons for it?
I want to whitening my teeth but do not want to damage it at all.
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December 7th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
colgate toothpaste.
the trick is… brush every morning and night.
December 7th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
The safest whitening depends on your oral condition. By that I mean…do you have your teeth cleaned at least every 6 months and your gums and teeth are healthy? You shouldn’t have any decay in your mouth (the pain is ridiculous if you do). One other thing I would like to mention, if you have ANY composite, resin, or ‘tooth-colored’ restorations in your front teeth, DO NOT bleach. If the restorations/fillings are in the back, you can avoid these and just do the front. You can etch your restorations with the bleaching product and end up paying to have them replaced.
I don’t want to say there is a ’safest’ whitening, but personally, I would use lower dose over a period of a couple of days or even weeks. About two weeks before you start, it is a great idea to start brushing with sensodyne, and rinsing with Phos-flur (you should be able to find both at your local store-or Walgreen’s). Both of these products are pretty high in fluoride and will help strengthen your teeth before and during your bleaching process. They also help with the sensitivity. If you are really concerned, you can ask your dentist to write you a prescription for Prevident. That’s a prescription strength fluoride gel that you can use. It is in prescription form because of the extremely HIGH amount of fluoride in it. Keep away from kids.
I have used the 5 minute (over-the-counter) Crest white strips and was pleasantly surprised. I did have some sensitivity and just did it every other day and was fine with it. Word of advice-don’t put them on watching the ten o’clock news (and fall asleep). The pain of leaving a 5 minute whitening product on for 7 hours is unbearable.
I’ve also used the custom trays that you can put the gel into. Did not like this. Not because the price, it was free. I didn’t like the chemical burns my gums were getting.
The light? Yeah, it’s faster, but also WAY too expensive. True, you’ll have your teeth whitened faster, but the sensitivity would be ridiculous! Also, sometimes you can ask the assistant or hygienist when the doctor is not around if they recommend any products. Although they probably get most of the services in the office for free, their family members do not (so they’re used to giving advice for people who don’t have money trees in the back yard) and they might be able to tell you a cheap alternative ;o)
Call your local dental school too, a lot of times they sell the professional strength boxes of Crest White strips for around $20.00 (price may vary-this is Midwest), they normally sell for $100 in an office and you cannot buy them OTC. They sell them for fund raisers (think of the door-to-door M&M’s).
For maintenance I would probably go with Colgate Total because of the Triclosan it contains. I think it would help to repel the stains, to some extent, that you’ll get between bleaching. Especially if you smoke, drink coffee, tea or blueberries a lot. You can also use Crest Pro-Health it has added sensitivity protection. You can do ‘touch up’ bleaching about every 6 months. You’ll most like not use a whole kit to do this, so a whole kit (after your initial bleaching) could last you a year. My apologies for the long answer, but I try to give as much information as possible in case other questions pop up.
Best of luck with your whitening!
December 7th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Ask your dentist, they’ll know the safest and best for you to use.